early signs of pregnancy?

[snoopy13]

hi all. i know that i am new here so you don't know me but let me introduce myself as one of the LEAST PATIENT PEOPLE EVER in some respects... so... i am obsessing a bit (though not as much as i could!) on early signs of pregnancy.... even though we just inseminated on thurs and saturday.

because here's the thing: I AM BURPING A LOT! on Monday night i went to yoga and felt very indigested... i feel a lot of strange things as i have some sorta weird autoimmune situation and chronic achiness, but that's not usually one of them...

and then that night and the next day and today (though not as much today!?!) i am super burpy. and i'm not a burpy person. in fact, i remember that i first started burping when i got pregnant when I was 19! 20 years ago! and terminated the pregnancy but still burped a bit thru the years but not like this.

so... am i crazy or could this be something. I mean, it's not even implantation time yet, or is just starting to be.

also yesterday and today i have been REALLY HAPPY. and i haven't been lately. it felt like i was on drugs, that happy. even though work is crazy and i'm stressed out. possible hormonal something?

ok any thoughts appreciated.

JD in RI

[mama2rey]

I know that when I first got pregnant (like 3-4 DPO) I started having strange sensations. My breasts suddenly got bigger-as in none of my bras fit me at all. I also started getting heartburn. I also started getting dizzy spells. Sooooo could the burping be a sign-maybe. Everyone says that you should not have any symptoms until implantation. I don't agree. I think that something happens-at least in my case, I knew somerhing was different, and it was. The only real way to know though is to take a pregnancy test. I took my first one 9DPO and it was positive-however, you may not have a postive OPK until after your missed period. However I did have good luck with the ones that you take 5 days before your missed period.

Good Luck, I hope your pregnant! Here is some baby dust!

[lexbeach]

The first time I got pregnant I knew right away. I just felt different and it wasn't the way I expected to feel (so I knew I wasn't imagining it). I definitely became burpier with pregnancy, lol!

Lex

[snoopy13]

Now my breasts are sore, but not super sore. I don't wear a bra so can't tell if they've gone from small to slightly bigger or not! They got sore so suddenly yesterday, it was right after I posted that message that I noticed!!

My really strong "happy" mood swing has subsided, and i have less indigestion/burping. hopefully this does not mean that things aren't taking hold -- i think i ovulated on Friday, so that would make today the 6th day.

I'm going to acupuncture this afternoon and hope that will increase chances of implantation... but it's only day 19, and i have a 28-29 day cycle so i'll be wondering for a while longer yet!!!

thanks everyone,

julie

[gamitzer]

Get yourself on over to www.twoweekwait.com! I was addicted when we were TTC.

[snoopy13]

wow that's wild there's a whole website for this waiting period. thanks so much, that was really helpful to see that i'm not the only one obsessively noticing everything! julie

[TheGirls]

Even with my obsessively noticing everything imaginable, I really didn't have any symptoms at all! I was convinced that I hadn't conceived. My first real symptom was PMS-like cramps about 3 days before my period was due - which is pretty much normal for me. So I figured I'd have to try again.

The cramps stopped after 2 days, and that period still hasn't arrived (it was due 14 weeks ago) :-)

I have been crazy gassy/burpy since about 7-8wks though. Especially when I'm hungry for some reason.

[snoopy13]

thanks... i was feeling down this morning because i feel "normal"... which is to say, stressed out by work and dealing with a chronic pain situation... my breasts are much less sore and i'm not burping... so i just need to chill out and hang in there while waiting to find out. it's just 7 or 8 DPO. and this is only my first time. So no matter what, I feel really good that conception seemed to happen, even if it did not take hold -- and maybe it did or is about to...

i have to leave tonight for my organization's biggest event of the year (im an executive director of an advocacy group) and will focus a lot on just not stressing out too much about ALL OF IT!!!!

julie

[2happymamas]

I was convinced it did not work. On 11DPO, I realized I had peed 7 times in two hours. That was my first clue and I tested a few hours later.

[snoopy13]

hi all, here's my update. it's 12 DPO and I've tested negative on 10 DP0 and again today. My temperature has been going down but I'm not sure how down it has to go to not be high -- its still above my coverline and was up a bit today -- and sleep has been erratic as I'm in a hotel for work and not getting much sleep. And my breasts are less sore and I feel more "myself."

I think I am probably not pregnant but of course there's still a chance according to the FF study on OPKs, many other people's stories, etc. Yesterday's low temp could be an implantation dip? FF says I should have waited till DPO 16-18 to test. HA! Waiting! who can do that??

This is my first time so I am a little bashful about getting all excited but i do think something did happen, even if i turn out not to be pregnant.

How do people do that thing where they attach a little symbol for their online chart?

JD in Atlanta for one more night...:::

[Maluhia]

I had a similar experience to one of the PP - I had funny things on and off but tested ON the day AF was due - negative. It took me another two weeks to realize AF never came and DUH I was preggers - for me the time post-implant pre-HCG enough to tell was where I felt totally normal like the period would be there in the a.m. It was a "full" feeling in the uterus I'd known from previous periods but then it just got bigger and bigger and so on.....

Can't wait to hear if you are this time, or whenever it takes! The more in our community at MDC the better

[snoopy13]

Thanks for the encouragement! I really appreciate it. I'm back home and am glad I won't be away when my period comes, if it comes... and maybe it won't... but even if it does, I'm really happy that I feel that I was able to conceive and can then also focus on if there is anything I can do to help it "stick" next time.

[snoopy13]

well it didn't work

i started bleeding this morning, exactly 14 DPO. oh well, time to try again! i'm very happy, though, that i had those clear signs that something was happening for a week or so... and am working with an acupuncturist to help things proceed longer next time.

[AngelaM]

Sorry it didn't take this time, J. I'm glad you're feeling okay about things.

Let me know if you want to come over for preggie talk and some uterus-toning tea...

xo
a

[mama2rey]

Sorry it didn't work! But please remember it can even take straight people with no fertility problems up to a year to conceive.

What my friend did when hers didn't take was to do something that she would not be able to do if she was pregnant. So she went and ate sushi and drank wine.

[osker]

I'm so sorry this cycle didn't work out for you. We're probably headed that way in the next few days too.

I'm glad that you were back home when you got AF and that you have a plan for next time! For me, I always have to have a plan for the next one, otherwise I would go bonkers!